First BCLA Graduate Conference: Boundaries

Undergrounds

University of Manchester
9 January 2003

CALL FOR PAPERS

From the literal subterranean spaces of mine, burrow and cellar, to more metaphorical conceptions of the unconscious or the subtext, the underground constitutes a rich thematic vein running through the varied strata of cultural production.

This one-day conference, taking place at the University of Manchester, aims to bring together postgraduates from a wide range of departments and institutions, providing a forum to promote research within the national postgraduate community as well as enabling discussion and exchange between individuals.

Proposals for twenty-minute papers on topics involving comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are invited. Contributors may wish to be guided by, but not limited to, the following list of suggested areas:

The geography/architecture of the underground
The nature of subterranean inhabitants
Theoretical undergrounds (the Freudian unconscious, the Marxist base, etc.)
Textual undergrounds (subtexts, lacunae, etc.)
Descents into the underground
Dissent in the underground
Holes, burrows, wells, caves, cellars, dungeons, mines
Underclasses, subalternity
Concealment, burial
The underground and gender

The final deadline for receipt of 250-word abstracts is 30 November 2002. Please e-mail abstracts and enquiries to the conference co-ordinators: Kiera Vaclavik (kiera.e.vaclavik@stud.man.ac.uk), Jonathan Hensher (j.d.hensher@stud.man.ac.uk), or Joseph McGonagle (joseph.m.mcgonagle@stud.man.ac.uk).

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	Undergrounds University of Manchester 9 January 2003 CALL FOR PAPERS From the literal subterranean spaces of mine, burrow and cellar, to more metaphorical conceptions of the unconscious or the subtext, the underground constitutes a rich thematic vein running through the varied strata of cultural production. This one-day conference, taking place at the University of Manchester, aims to bring together postgraduates from a wide range of departments and institutions, providing a forum to promote research within the national postgraduate community as well as enabling discussion and exchange between individuals. Proposals for twenty-minute papers on topics involving comparative and interdisciplinary approaches are invited. Contributors may wish to be guided by, but not limited to, the following list of suggested areas: The geography/architecture of the underground The nature of subterranean inhabitants Theoretical undergrounds (the Freudian unconscious, the Marxist base, etc.) Textual undergrounds (subtexts, lacunae, etc.) Descents into the underground Dissent in the underground Holes, burrows, wells, caves, cellars, dungeons, mines Underclasses, subalternity Concealment, burial The underground and gender The final deadline for receipt of 250-word abstracts is 30 November 2002. Please e-mail abstracts and enquiries to the conference co-ordinators: Kiera Vaclavik (kiera.e.vaclavik@stud.man.ac.uk), Jonathan Hensher (j.d.hensher@stud.man.ac.uk), or Joseph McGonagle (joseph.m.mcgonagle@stud.man.ac.uk). Return to the [ BCLA Conferences ] [ BCLA home page ]